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Saturday, August 31, 2013

This is a review of another album from Master which continues their death/thrash sound which they are known for, and this is a review of their 2013 album "The Witchhunt" which was released by FDA Rekotz.

"The Witchhunt" begins with some powerful drums, rhythms guitars and bass which leads to the growls kicking in before going into a slower direction for awhile as well as switching back and forth between slow and fast parts and after awhile guitar solos start kicking in a few parts of the song.

"Plans Of Hate" begins with some heavy drums, bass and regular guitars which lead to the song going into an old school direction along with some growls and mid paced sections and after awhile guitar leads start making their way and out of the song.

"Another Suicide" begins with a heavy guitar riff which to some drums and powerful bass playing and after a few seconds the vocals kick in which leads to the song going into a slower direction for a bit before returning to the faster parts as well as switching back and forth between fast and slow parts as well as mixing in guitar leads.

"Waiting To Die" begins with a very heavy sounding death metal guitar riff which leads to some powerful drumming and as the song moves in it mixes in some old school thrash elements and growls and after a few minutes the song goes into a faster direction along with some blast beats and adding in a brief guitar solo before ending the song.

"The Parable" begins with some heavy death/thrash guitar riffs which leads to some drums and growls as well as adding a s mall amount of melody in the riffing while focusing more on being heavy and after a minute guitar solos make their presence known briefly before returning to the rhythm parts.

"God Of Thunder" begins with some old school style thrash guitar riffing which leads to some powerful drums kicking in as well as some vocals and after a minute the song goes into a slower direction and adds in some powerful bass playing before returning to a mid paced direction and bring in a small amount of guitar solos.

"Remove The Clowns" begins with some primitive guitar riffs which leads to some bass and drums kicking in setting for the mood for some vocals as well as adding in a variety of different riffs while remaining heavy all at the same time along with some old school death metal guitar leads in certain parts but focusing more on rhythms and as the song moves on you can hear some melodies being utilized for some riffs.

"Raise Your Swords" begins with some heavy guitar riffs and drums which leads to the song goin more into a fast thrash direction along with some powerful bass and vocals, as the song moves on it starts mixing in many different heavy riffing styles along with some melody as well as some brief guitar solos.

"Wipe Out The Aggressor" begins with some heavy guitar riffing and drums and after a few seconds vocals start kicking in, as the song moves on it starts adding in some melodic parts and short guitar solos which also enhance the heavier aspects of the music along with the bass getting a little bit heavier.

"Manipulate To Exterminate" begins with some heavy guitar riffs, drums and spoken word parts before adding a little bit more fast parts, bass guitars and vocals and after awhile the riffs start utilizing a small amount of melody as well as a variety of many old school style riffs along with some guitar solos and leads before going into a bass lead which closes the song.

"The American Dream" begins with a bass riff before going into the guitars and drums along with some growls which lead to a brief use of blast beats as well as mixing melody into the riffing while remaining heavy all at the same time, as the song moves on it starts adding into slow death metal sections while keeping the faster elements around as well as bringing solos into the mix.

Song lyrics cover the corrupted side of politics, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the album.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Master, and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Witchhunt" "Waiting To Die" "Raise Your Swords' and "The American Dream'. RECOMMENDED BUY.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Merciless Terror are a band from the United Kingdom that plays a mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2013 album "Vile Extinction" which was released by Devil's Clause Records.

Omnicide" begins with some sound effects and horror movie sounds which leads to some heavy and dark riffing along with some drums and powerful bass and serving as an intro for the album.

"Doctrine Of Malevolence" begins with some death/thrash style guitar riffing, blast beats, screams and growls and after awhile the music goes more into a mid paced direction before returning to its more fast and brutal sound as well as switching back and forth between slow and fast parts.

"Circle Of Contempt" begins with some heavy riffs and drums before going into a faster direction along with some blast beats setting up the mood for some growls and screams before slowing down a bit which leads to music switching back and forth between slow and fast parts and after awhile the music starts adding in melodic elements.

"Enraptured" begins with some heavy riffs before going into a faster direction along with some blast beats and growls which lead to some screams getting mixed with the growls shortly after that as well as a brief use of chaotic sounding death metal guitar solos which takes the music into a more slow yet heavy direction before heading back into a faster direction.

"Baptized In Blood" begins with some fast guitar riffs and blast beats which set up the mood for some growls and screams and after awhile the music starts getting slower and mixes in melodic elements along with some shouts and spoken words which leads to some melodic sounding guitar solos before going back to the riffing and growls before getting fast again and adding in a more chaotic solo briefly.

"Hateful Abomination" begins with some primitive guitar leads before the drums and heavy riffs kick in leading to some blast beats, screams and growls before switching back and forth between slow and fast parts.

"Process Of Eradication" begins with some heavy guitar riffs and drums before going into a faster direction along with some blast beats, growls and screams and after awhile the song switches back and forth between slow and fast parts along with the riffing getting more diverse.

"World Desolation" begins with brutal guitar riffs, blast beats and growls which leads to the song going into a faster direction and after awhile the music starts switching back and forth between slow and fast parts as well as bringing screams into the mix, around the 2 minute mark there is a brief use of melodic guitar solos which mix in with the riffing.

"Imminent Death" begins with a heavy guitar riff before going into a faster direction and mixing in blast beats, growls and screams which leads to the song switching back and forth between slow and fast parts as well as mixing in some guitar leads at times.

"Dystopic Visions" begins with some soft acoustic guitar playing which utilizes both finger picking and full chords and after awhile guitar leads start making their presence known with the song serving as and instrumental.

"Existence Denied" begins with heavy guitar riffs and powerful drumming which leads to some growls and after awhile screams make their presence known before going into a more fast and brutal direction along with some blast beats before slowing down a bit and adding in some guitar leads which start mixing in with the fast parts for awhile and then the song starts switching back and forth between slow and fast parts along with some leads coming in and out., as the song moves in it starts adding in some acoustic guitar playing along with some melodic leads which also closes the album.

Song lyrics cover violent and hateful themes, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound while the bass playing is still mixed down low in the mix.

In my opinion Merciless Terror are a very great sounding death/thrash metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Doctrine Of Malevolence" "Baptized In Blood" "World Desolation" and "Existence Denied". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Ferocity are a band from Denmark that plays a very heavy and brutal form of death metal and this is a review of their 2013 album "The Sovereign" which was released by Deepsend Records.

"And The Rest Is Silence" begins with some sound effects which leads to some blast beats, brutal guitar riffing and deep growls which leads to some melodies kicking in while remaining brutal all at the same time and after awhile the music slows down for awhile leading to a brief use of guitar solos before going back to the fast and mid paced parts.

"Chain Of Command" begins with some heavy riffing and drums which lead to some growls to kick in and after a couple of minutes the song goes into a faster direction along with some blast beats before slowing down and adding in melody, powerful bass playing and melodic guitar solos which are around briefly before reverting back to the heavier parts.

"Human Game" begins with heavy guitar riffs and drums setting up the mood for some growls and after a couple of minutes there is a brief use of melodic guitar solos as well as some powerful bass playing before returning to the heavy guitar rhythms.

"Son Of Sam" begins with some melodic guitar riffing and drums, before getting heavier and adding in some growls along with some guitar solos mixing in with the heavy parts which leads to the music getting more brutal and after awhile the song goes into a faster direction along with some blast beats and high pitched screams while still focusing more on growls and adding in more melody which leads to more solos. as well as the song switching back and forth between slow and fast parts.

"XII Legion" begins with some brutal guitar riffs and drums which leads to some growls along with some melody getting mixed in with the heavy parts along with some powerful bass playing and as the song moves on the music gets more brutal with some blast beats and high pitched screams making their presence known.

"Abrupt Desolation" begins with some melodic guitar riffing and sound effects as well as serving as an intro for the next song along with some guitar solos.

"The Sovereign" begins with brutal blast beats, heavy guitar riffs and growls which leads to the song switching back and forth between mid paced and fast as well as mixing in some screams and after awhile melodic guitar solos start making their presence known briefly before going back to the brutal rhythms as well as returning the solos at times.

"Blind Disciple" begins with some heavy guitar riffing and drums before heading into a faster direction along with some blast beats and growls while also switching back and forth between the slow and fast parts while remaining brutal at the same time.

"No Rest For The Wicked" begins with some melodic and heavy guitar riffing and drums which leads to some growls and blast beats before going into a slow and brutal direction and mixing in some guitar leads briefly and as the song moves on it starts mixing a small amount of powerful bass lines as well as switching back and forth between fast and slow parts along with the leads returning at times.

"Blood Trophy" begins with some melodic guitar riffing and drums setting up the mood for some brief guitar solos before going in a faster direction along with some blast beats and growls as well as switching back and forth between the slow and fast parts and returning the leads at times and the album closes with some sound effects.

Song lyrics cover violent and dark themes, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy, brutal and professional sound to it.

In my opinion Ferocity are a very great sounding heavy and brutal death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out t his album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "And The Rest Is Silence" "Son Of Sam" "Blind Disciple" and "Blood Trophy". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

Well, after releasing Revenge and Supremacy on Great Dane Records, we had many gigs in France over the last 2 years to promote the EP, at the same we've also worked real hard to come up with new tracks. To release our latest album, we decided to sign with Kaotoxin Records, a very hard working label when it comes to promotion and whose boss Nico is really dedicated to Extreme Metal.

The Fall of Omnius was recorded and mixed by Geoffroy Dury and then mastered at Hertz Studio in Poland and it will be available on 3 September, and to be perfectly honest with you we're eager to have people listen to it.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and howit differs from the previous recordings ?

Though it is the logical continuation of Revenge and Supremacy, The Fall of Omnius is somehow different, we still play fast and rather brutal Death Metal but you will find more old school parts, heavy bits that add a little atmosphere and give the music a darker side, with also a few Black Metal structures aiming in that direction.

Actually, the main difference now is that the musicians really immersed themselves in the universe of Dune for the writing of the songs. If I dare put up the following parallel: Nile's debut album had a few Egyptian elements here and there but it's only on Black Seeds of Vengeance that their Death Metal transpired Egypt. I sincerely think that the end result is more personal and that our influences have been incorporated, that we did finally come up with the Nephren-Ka sound, at least so I hope…

3. The song lyrics are based on the Frank Herbert Dune novel, can you tell us a little bit more about in your interest in this saga and also do you have an interest in the film adaptations of the novels'?

I did bring the Dune virus within Nephren-Ka, but Sébastien, our guitar player became so infected with it that he now knows almost more about the whole saga than I do...

Everything about it interests us, be it the 6 books written by Herbert or the works by his son on the genesis of Dune and its prequels, and a good part of the concept of The Fall of Omnius is based on his works. I still must get Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune written by Brian Herbert and which end his father's saga.

I am also unconditionally a fan of David Lynch's movie, which is just as strange and mystical than the original books are, even though it may have a few weak points and also by today's standards some kitsch feel to it, it has it own charm: just like Darthrone's approximative sound is actually their main strength.

4. The band was named after a demon in the Lovecraft novel's, what arethe things that interest you about this author?

Lovecraft's world is an evil universe where reigns crawling terror mixed with paranoia, the Chtulhu mythos is particularly brilliant in the genre. Nephren-Ka simultaneously pays tribute to Lovecraft and his black sorcerer and to Nile (a band we all appreciate) who used the name in their debut album.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far andhow would you describe your stage performance?

Opening for Napalm Death brings very nice memories, also the gig with Cephalic Carnage, Exhumed and Diluvian (hail Trivette and Bubu!) was also a fantastic concert. Besides those, we enjoy each and every time we're on stage and we give it our all, it's on stage that you can see which band has bollocks, not hidden behind an array of effects that make them sound better than how they actually sound.

When it comes to stage performance, it's not our place to judge ourselves but rather that of the audience. Anyway, we're not here to deliver the same exact song with each note rendered just like on CD, live gigs should have a soul and be the vector of power most and foremost.

6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

We will play “home” in Clermont on 5 October as a release party for the album together with local and young Death/Black act Lyreside as well as with fellow label mates Antropofago. For the future, a few dates with other bands from the label are being looked on as well as some other things that I will talk about when they actually come true.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music byfans of death metal?

We were actually really surprised, reviews were almost always positive with R&S, and the only negative feedback we garnered was about the drumming being too snappy and the fact that it was too easy to pinpoint our influences, which I can logically accept but which will not be as blatant on The Fall of Omnius. There are still some people stuck in old school Death Metal for which our Death Metal will always sound too modern, but overall fans of Blood Red Throne and Bolt Thrower should enjoy it just as much as fans of Hour of Penance and Hate Eternal. Anyway, otherwise I wouldn't want to be in the band any longer,ha ha ha…

8. Are there any other musical projects going on these days/

Alex (bass) plays in many Jazz bands, Sébastien writes Doom/Stoner songs once in a while but our main project remains Nephren-Ka.

9.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Who knows? Still don't expect Deathcore or German Power Metal at all....

Nephren-Ka is a Death Metal band and shall remains so because it wasn't created to be original at any rate or to come up with a nice label just like advertisers do when they want to draw your attention rather than trying to sell you a quality product.

Still, everything tied to Black / Thrash / Doom may be incorporated in Nephren-Ka's sound, speed and violence are our main interests but our concept also requires darkness, atmospheres and heaviness to convey Dune's mystical universe.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced yourmusic and also what are you listening to nowadays?

We could cite Hate Eternal, Origin, Behemoth, Incantation, Angelcorpse, Immolation and Hour Of Penance as important references of our common background.

On a more personal level, Alex (bass) and Thibaut (drums) listen mainly to brutal and/or technical Death Metal acts. Sébastien and I (mostly I) are more into old school Death Metal, that's also the singular thing about our music since we mix up all of these influences.

Nowadays I listen a lot to old Heavy Metal (or more recent Heavy Metal just played old school) like Manilla Road, Atlantean Kodex, Magister Templi, Running Wild, etc… When it comes to Extreme Metal, the latest releases by Blood Red Throne, Wormed and Suffocation really kicked my ass but I could also tell you about Infinity, Master, Evildead, Horna, Skepticism, Azarath or Polluted Inheritance, to which I listen regularly.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Cleric are a band from Dallas, Texas that plays a very old school form of satanic/occult death metal and this is a review of their 2013 album "Gratum Inferno" which was released by Tofu Carnage.

"Gratum Inferno" starts off with some avant garde sounds and synths before going into the heavy death metal guitars, drum blast beats and deep growls which take the music in a Swedish style death metal direction along with some powerful bass in the background and after a minute the music goes into a slower direction and introduces some dark sounding melodies for awhile before returning to the faster direction and towards the end a primitive guitar solo makes its presence known in the song before the end.

"Through The Starless Abyss" starts off with heavy guitar riffs, drums and deep demonic growls before going into a faster direction along with blast beats and higher pitched growls mixing with the lower ones which leads to the music switching back and forth between the slow, mid paced and fast parts.

"From Womb To Tomb" starts off with some heavy Swedish style death metal riffs, powerful bass and blast beats which leads to the growls kicking in and the music going into a faster direction and as the song moves on there is a brief use of guitar solos along with some higher pitched screams which leads to the music slowing down and going into a darker direction before closing.

"Satanic Dimensions" starts off with slow drum beats which leads to the heavy guitar riffing and growls and after a minute the music goes into a more fast and primitive direction along with some blast beats and high pitched screams before slowing down which sets up the mood for a dark guitar lead and the song closes with some satanic style noises.

"Into Death And Far Beyond" starts off with some evil horror movie soundtrack elements before kicking into heavy guitar riffing, powerful drumming and deep growls which in return leads to some melody mixing in with the heavy parts and after awhile the music goes into a more fast and brutal direction along with blast beats and the song closes with powerful bass lines and old school guitar solos.

"Left Hand Wrath" starts off with horror movie synth sounds along with some spoken word parts kicking in after a few seconds which leads to the heavy guitar riffs, drums and growls and as the song moves on the music goes into a faster direction with the brutal blast beats and after awhile the song goes into a slower and darker direction along with some morbid melodies and powerful bass playing.

"Faith In Debauchery" starts off with avant garde occult noises and heavy distortion before kicking into the drums, guitars and vocals which sets up the pace for t he faster riffing and drums which also utilize some blast beats as well as mixing in powerful bass and slowing down which also leads to some high pitched screams and distorted guitar leads and the song closes with Gregorian chanting.

Song lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism and Blasphemous themes, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording.

In my opinion Cleric are a very great sounding heavy and old school satanic/occult death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Gratum Inferno" "Satanic Dimensions" and "Left Hand Wrath". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Monday, August 12, 2013

This is a review of a split 7 inch from Chile's Unaussprechlichen Kulten and Godless 2 bands which play ancient, occult death metal which was released by Iron Bonehead Productions during the year of 2013 and we will start off the review with Unussprechlichen Kulten.

"Azathoth, Azazel, Azoth" starts off with some dark clean guitar playing before going into the heavy riffs, powerful drums and growls as well as mixing in some dark sounding melodies before going into a faster direction with some blast beats as well as switching back and forth between fast and slow parts, after awhile their is a brief use of guitar leads mixing with the rhythm sections.

Song lyrics cover H.P Lovecraft and Demonology themes, while the production has a very strong, powerful and heavy sound with the bass being mixed down low in the mix.

In my opinion Unassprechlichen Kulten are a very great sounding occult death metal band with the best music on the recording and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED.

Next up is Godless.

"Ontomorsophia" starts off with blast drums, fast and heavy death metal guitar riffs and guttural growls before slowing down and adding in some dark sounding melodies along with more growls and screams and the song goes into a heavier direction shortly after that as well as switching back and forth between fast and heavy parts.

Song lyrics cover occult themes, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and dark sound with the bass playing being mixed down low in the mix as well as the song being long and epic in length.

In my opinion Godless are a very great sounding occult death metal band and if you are a fan of the musical genre, you should check out their side of t he recording. RECOMMENDED.

In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split anf I would recommend it to all fans of occult death metal. RECOMMENDED BUY. \

Friday, August 9, 2013

Nephren-Ka are a band from France that plays a very brutal form of death metal and this is a review of their 2013 album "The Fall Of Omnius" which was released by Kaotoxin Records.

"Butlerian Djihad" starts off with a powerful blast beats, brutal death metal riffing and deep death metal growls while also mixing in high pitched screams, melody which sets up the pace for the slow and fast parts while also mixing in some technical elements and as the song moves on a powerful bass riff comes in which leads to more blast beats and brutal sections while also mixing in some chaotic sounding death metal guitar leads.

"Mastering The Voice" starts off with slow, melodic guitar riffing and powerful drumming which sets up the pace for the deep growls before getting faster and mixing in some blast beats as well as the back and forth switch to the slow and fast parts and after awhile high pitched screams start making their presence known in the song which sets up the pace for more blast beats, and brutal riffing, as the song moves on a brief guitar lead makes it way in for a few seconds before going back to t he brutal elements.

"Legend Of Selim (Part 1 The Seeds Of Discord)" starts off with powerful drums, and heavy guitar riffs which sets up the pace for the growls, screams and blast beats with this song focusing more on being fast and brutal while still utilizing melody at times as well as some guitar solos and leads.

"The Rise Of Omnius" starts off with powerful and melodic death metal riffing as well as powerful drums before the vocals kick in and the song goes into a faster direction with brutal blast beats and high pitched screams and as the song moves on there is some switches back and forth between slow and heavy parts and starts the end a powerful death metal guitar lead makes its presence known.

"Feydakins Sword" starts off with brutal death metal riffs powerful bass and drums before going into blast beats, faster parts and adding in the deep growls while also utilizing some melodic and technical elements and as the song moves on their are switches back and forth between fast and heavy parts as well as mixing in some screams which sets up the mood for a melodic guitar solo while also retaining the rhythm sections, towards the end movie samples make their way into the song.

"The Cymek Revolution" starts off with powerful blast beats, brutal death metal riffs and deep growls before mixing in high pitched screams and mid paced sections while also reverting back to the heavy and brutal parts, as the song moves in a powerful guitar solos makes it presence known as well as some powerful bass playing which combine with t he slower and mid paced elements.

"Legend Of Selim (Part 2: The Return Of The Worm Rid" starts of f with technical death metal guitar leads and blast beats before going into mid paced parts and adding in growls as w ell as some high pitched screams while also reverting back to blast beats at times.

"Praise Shai - Hulud" starts off with powerful drums and technical death metal riffing b efore kicking into the growls and high pitched screams which lead the music switching back and forth between the mid paced and fast sections while remaining brutal, as the song moves in a powerful bass lead makes its presence known for a few seconds before returning to the more brutal elements.

"To The Golden Path" starts off with drum beats and death metal guitar riffing which sets up the mood for the growls while staying in a more slow and mid paced direction before a scream comes in and fast parts start showing and leads to powerful blast beats and more brutality while also returning to the slow and mid paced parts at times, a few minutes into the song powerful bass playing makes it presence known and combines with the brutal parts.and after awhile a powerful guitar solo makes its way into the music towards the song's end.

Song lyrics on the albums are post of Frank Herbert's Dune Saga novels, while the production has a very strong ,powerful, heavy, brutal and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording.

In my opinion Nephren-Ka are a very great sounding brutal death metal band and if you are a fan of t his musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Butlerian Djihad" "The Rise Of Omnius" "Feydakins Sword" and "Praise Shai - Hulud". RECOMMENDED BUY.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Monsterworks are a band from New Zealand that has been featured before in this zine with a musical style that combines thrash, power and death metal together and this is a review of their 2013 album "Earth".

"From Dust And Gravity" starts off with sound effects then the drums and melodic guitar riffs kick in with the music getting heavier along with some high pitched power metal vocals which also mix in some deep death metal growls before going into a melodic guitar solo and back to the rhythm's for a few seconds as the song moves on some clean classical guitar playing makes it's way into the song as well as the return of the guitar leads which leads to the music getting heavy again and closing with the softer parts.

"Late Heavy Bombardment" starts off with some heavy alternative metal riffs along with some drums and the vocals combine power, thrash and death metal together before going into a psychedelic sounding guitar solo while retaining the vocals and rhythms, as the song moves on acoustic guitars make their way into the music with the heavy parts being on top of it which sets up the pace for thrash style guitar riffing and death metal growls.

"The Last Universal Ancestor" starts off with some soft acoustic guitar playing which uses both finger picking and full chords before going into heavy guitars, drums and death metal guitars which lead to the power metal vocals combing with the growls along with melodic riffing and semi blast beats and as the song moves on hard rock style guitar leads and regular clean singing make their way into the song before going back in a heavier direction which after awhile mix in the solo parts along with some powerful bass playing before the closing part.

"Oxygenation" starts off with some clean blues rock style guitar playing, drums and clean singing which leads to the music getting heavier along with some death/thrash metal growls and power metl vocals before returning to a clean direction with the bass guitars in the background which keeps the heavy parts and goes into a guitar solo along with distorted effects for a few seconds while also mixing in the rhythm parts.

"Powered By Fate" starts off with heavy guitar riffing, drums , deep death metal growls that combine power/thrash screams and after awhile the bass playing gets heavier and melodies make t heir way into the riffing as well as regular power metal vocals start combing with the growls which sets up the pace for a guitar solos and towards the end the song goes in a cleaner direction and mixes in classical guitars.

"Bookended By Extinction" starts off with some soft effects, before the blast beats, faster guitar riffs and death metal growls kick in which also mix in power metal parts before slowing down and going in a softer direction and back to being fast again after that the song slows down but stays heavy.

"Aeon Of Man" starts off with sound effects before the drums, bass, acoustic guitars and clean singing kicks in and then the music gets heavier with power metal vocals and growls making their way in along with some dark guitar riffing which sets up the pace for a 70's style metal guitar solo which in returns brings back the softer elements while retaining the heavy parts.

"Earth" starts off with some soft acoustic guitar playing which utilized both finger picking and full chords which also sets up the pace for the bass guitar and drums before getting h eavier and mixing in a guitar solo and clean singing as well as switching back and forth between heavy and soft parts as the song moves in some psychedelic sounding synths and sound effects make their way into the music which in returns takes the music into a more progressive rock direction and after awhile the song gets heavy again before closing with the softer elements.

Song lyrics cover a concept on the evolution of the planet and environmental issues, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording with the songs being very long and epic in length.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Monsterworks and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "From Dust And Gravity" Bookended By Extinction" and "Earth'. RECOMMENDED BUY.

Debauchery are a band from Germany that has been featured before in this zine with a musical style I would describe as being death metal mixed with rock'n'roll elements and this is a review of their 2013 album "Kings Of Carnage" which was released by Massacre Records.

"Coming Of The Dragons" is the intro to the album and starts off with a melodic guitar solo behind some clean playing.closing with a slow drum beat.

"Demonslayer" starts off with a thrash style guitar riff with some melodic riffing and semi fast drumming before the death metal growls kick in that have a thrash feeling to them as well as back up shouts, then a melodic guitar lead kicks before speeding up with faster drumming and guitar riffs before switching back to the opening parts for awhile then the guitars start sounding all clean with some 80's style power ballad playing, which leads up to some clean singing before getting heavy again towards the end of the song.

"Let there Be Blood" starts out with some powerful drumming and mid paced death thrash riffing, before the heavy bass playing and growls kicking in which lead to the guitars adding in rock elements as well as some melodic leads and high pitched screams, which leads to music back to the opening riffs which remain the same way through the rest of the song.

"Killerbeast" starts out with a slow heavy riff, powerful drumming/bass lines before the growls kick in which leads to a more mid paced feeling with the vocals switching from shouts, growls and high pitched screams, shortly after that a blast beat starts kicking in combined with the music switching back and forth to slow and fast towards the end of the song.

"Kings Of Carnage" starts off with some soft and clean playing from the guitars before the drums start kicking in which leads to the heavier metal guitar riffs coming in, 2 minutes into the song the death metal screams and back up shouts make their presence staying in that direction for a minute before the song reverts back to clean playing which only last for a few seconds, shortly after that t he growls return along with some screams setting up the pace for brief rock music style guitar solo before hitting the heavy rhythm's and closing the song.

"Man In Blood" starts off with some melodic riffing before the drums kick in and the guitars go into hard rock mode which leads to the growls and shouts as well as some hard rock style singing staying the way for before speeding up along with an Ac/Dc style guitar lead kicks in for a few seconds and shortly afterwards the song ends.

"Blood God Kills" starts of with a hard rock/heavy metal guitar riff before getting heavier and introducing the death metal growls and high pitched screams, after a couple of minutes some hard rock screams and guitar solos start kicking in before switching back to the opening riffs and throwing the wah wah pedal in the guitars towards the end of the song.

"Victory Awaits" starts of with a melodic guitar lead before the slow death metal rhythm's and growls kick in before switching to a more melodic direction while still using the opening riffs staying that way for a couple of minutes when the guitar leads start kicking in before switching to the chorus and then the song ends.

"Murder Squad" starts out with powerful drumming and melodic guitar metal riffs while also getting more heavier as the song goes forward which leads to the growls and screams, and the song keeps a simple approach till the end.

"The Last Crusade" starts off with a low and heavy death metal riff along with some powerful drumming and growls before switching to a more melodic direction while still keeping the heavier elements for a few minutes before the melodic guitar lead kicks in for a few seconds which in returns leads back to the heavy and melodic parts along with the song closing with a powerful death metal growl and war samples.

"Debauchery Mother Fucking Family" starts of with a melodic riff, slow drumming and powerful bass lines before speeding up with a blast beat which leads to some melodic thrash riffing and some death metal growls before the real ones kick in before speeding up and mixing in power thrash screams with the growls, around the 4 minute mark the riffs start getting more diverse before the guitar solos kick in as well as the return of the blast beats and the song closes off with the death/thrash riffs.

Lyrics on this album cover dark, metaphysical and violent topics, while the production has a very strong, powerful, heavy and professional sound where you can hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the album.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Debauchery and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Demonslayer" "Killerbeast" "Blood God Kills" and "The Last Crusade". RECOMMENDED BUY.